Black BS, Rabins PV, Sugarman J, Karlawish JH.Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Jan;18(1):77-85. OBJECTIVES: Obtaining assent and respecting dissent are widely adopted safeguards when conducting dementia research involving individuals who lack consent capacity, but there is no consensus on how assent and dissent […]
Corsentino EA, Collins N, Sachs-Ericsson N, Blazer DG.Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Dec;64(12):1283-9. BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that regular attendance at religious functions is associated with less cognitive decline (CD). However, little research has investigated factors that may moderate the religious attendance-CD relationship. […]
Ellison CG, Flannelly KJ.Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.J Nerv Ment Dis. 2009 Aug;197(8):568-73. This study investigated the association between religious involvement and major depression in 607 African American adults, using longitudinal data from the National Survey of Black Americans. Logistic regression found that survey participants who reported receiving “a […]
Ahrens CE, Abeling S, Ahmad S, Hinman J.California State University, Long Beach.J Interpers Violence. 2009 Sep 3. Despite a growing body of literature documenting beneficial outcomes of religious coping, there are virtually no studies examining sexual assault survivors’ use of religious coping. To fill this gap in the literature, the current study examines predictors and […]
Freeman MP.Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.J Clin Psychiatry. 2009;70 Suppl 5:7-11. Patients with major depressive disorder have high rates of cardiovascular disease and other medical comorbidity. Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly those found in fish and seafood, have cardiovascular health benefits and may play an adjunctive role in the treatment […]
Harrison FE, May JM.Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Mar 15;46(6):719-30. Ascorbate (vitamin C) is a vital antioxidant molecule in the brain. However, it also has a number of other important functions, participating as a cofactor in several enzyme reactions, including catecholamine synthesis, collagen production, and […]
Wilbertz G, Brakemeier EL, Zobel I, Härter M, Schramm E.Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany.J Affect Disord. 2010 Jan 18. BACKGROUND: The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) by James McCullough is the first psychotherapeutical approach specifically designed for chronic depression. Whereas its efficacy has recently been studied, empirical investigations […]
Roy A, Gorodetsky E, Yuan Q, Goldman D, Enoch MA. Psychiatry Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey VA Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 Jan 20. Childhood trauma is associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation and is a known risk factor for suicidal behavior. In this study we sought to determine […]
Uutela A.National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Helsinki, Finland.Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 16. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Literature from the past year was examined to learn whether economic recessions have an effect on mental disorders including depression and suicides.RECENT FINDINGS: Economic recessions and crises have a context-dependent negative impact on mental health disorders. These […]
Coin A, Perissinotto E, Najjar M, Girardi A, Inelmen EM, Enzi G, Manzato E, Sergi G.Geriatric Clinics, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Padova. Italy.Curr Alzheimer Res. 2010 Jan 21. BACKGROUND: several studies have shown that religiosity has beneficial effects on health, mortality and pathological conditions; little is known about religiosity in Alzheimer’s […]
